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Paris (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 - Tropical countries from Cameroon to Colombia could earn tens of millions of dollars a year under a novel approach to protecting the world's rainforests being launched at the COP30 summit in Brazil.
Nov 5, 2025
Washington (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 - First pressuring South Africa, and now threatening Nigeria, President Donald Trump is letting US domestic politics steer his policy on Africa - boding ill for foreign governments hit with his fury.
Nov 5, 2025
Kampala (AFP) Nov 5, 2025 - Ugandan authorities said late Tuesday that security forces had killed a traditional herbalist who reportedly led a coordinated attack on police and military bases over the weekend.
Nov 5, 2025
Berlin, Germany (SPX) Nov 04, 2025 - No one can control the weather, but certain clouds can be deliberately triggered to release rain or snow. The process, known as cloud seeding, typically involves dispersing small silver iodide parti
Nov 4, 2025
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 - Saulo Jennings, a chef from Brazil's Amazon region, is so passionate about the rainforest's flavors - like the massive pirarucu fish - that he refused to cater a vegan dinner at an environmental awards ceremony hosted by Britain's Prince William.
Nov 4, 2025
Riverside CA (SPX) Nov 04, 2025 - A team of UC Riverside researchers has uncovered a potential breakthrough in solar desalination that could reduce the need for energy-intensive saltwater treatment. Led by Luat Vuong, an associate p
Nov 4, 2025
Berlin (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 - The Nigerian government on Tuesday said it does not tolerate religious persecution, responding to US President Donald Trump's threats of military intervention over the killing of Christians by jihadists in the country.
Nov 4, 2025
Belem, Brazil (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 - Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called for less talk and more action ahead of UN climate talks in the Amazon, as the world struggles to curb catastrophic global warming.
Nov 4, 2025
Washington DC (UPI) Nov 4, 2025 - The Southern Taurid meteor shower, known for its swarm of bright fireballs shooting through the night sky, is expected to peak Tuesday and Wednesday nights as the Earth passes through dust left by a comet.
Nov 4, 2025
Paris (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 - National commitments to slash heat-trapping pollution would limit global warming up to 2.5C this century - nowhere near enough to avoid devastating climate impacts despite a sweep of new pledges, the UN warned Tuesday.
Nov 4, 2025
La Jolla, California (SPX) Nov 4, 2025 - UC San Diego-led research shows that understanding where rain comes from could reshape drought planning and land management across the globe A new University of California San Diego study unco
Nov 4, 2025
Hanoi (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 - The death toll from a week of flooding and record rains in central Vietnam rose to 40 on Tuesday, authorities said, as another powerful storm threatened the battered region.
Nov 4, 2025
Kathmandu (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 - Days of ferocious snowstorms and an avalanche in Nepal's treacherous Himalayan peaks have killed nine people, including five Italian climbers, officials said Tuesday.
Nov 4, 2025
Wagah Border, Pakistan, Pakistan (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 - Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed jubilant Sikh pilgrims from India, in the first major crossing since deadly clashes in May closed the land border between the nuclear-armed neighbours.
Nov 4, 2025
Khulm, Afghanistan (AFP) Nov 4, 2025 - Survivors of a powerful earthquake that turned homes in Afghanistan into rubble are now wondering where they can they find shelter from pouring rain and the coming winter cold.
Nov 4, 2025
Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan (AFP) Nov 3, 2025 - A strong earthquake killed at least 20 people in northern Afghanistan, authorities said Monday, just months after another deadly tremor that left the country reeling.
Nov 3, 2025
